Research Interests
- Adaptive leadership, leadership development, and leadership and active listening
- Work and stress: microstressors (e.g., work interruptions), macro stressors (e.g., overqualification), and person–environment misfit
- Organizational socialization and factors relevant for career entry
- Hiring decisions and realistic job previews
Professional Experience
| since 02/2026 | Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Work and Organizational Psychology (Prof. Dr. Laurenz Meier), Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich |
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10/2023 - 01/2026 |
Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich SNSF project: Understanding Adaptive Leadership: Antecedents and Consequences of Leadership Cognition and Behavior for Situationally Appropriate Leadership (grant proposal by Prof. Dr. Martin Kleinmann and Prof. Dr. Pia Ingold) |
| since 2025 | Certifications of assessment centers in collaboration with Swiss Assessment and SQS (Switzerland) |
| 03/2022 – 09/2023 | Co-Director, Workplace Behaviour Research Centre, University of Leeds, UK |
| 01/2022 – 09/2023 | Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, UK |
| 04/2021 – 09/2021 | Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer, University of Zurich |
| 10/2015 – 04/2021 |
PhD in Psychology at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) Project title: The Bright Side of the Coin – Enlarging the Stressor Perspective on Overqualification with a Resource Perspective (grant proposal by Dr. Maike E. Debus) |
| Since 2021 | Freelance lecturer (statistics and AI applications), assessor and psychological coach |
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2013 - 2015 |
MSc in Psychology, Ulm University |
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2010 - 2013 |
BSc in Psychology, Ulm University (2010–2013) Research internships at the vivo outpatient clinic for survivors of violence and trauma, Gulu, Northern Uganda (2012–2013) |
Research Interships
Research internships at the vivo outpatient clinic for survivors of violence and trauma, Gulu, Northern Uganda (2012–2013)